5 TED Talks About Creativity

Alisha Kumar

COVID-19 has struck. And boy, has it hit hard. Classes are online, and you’re stuck to the confines of your home, thinking back to the good old days when you used to take a stroll on the Quad, hit up the nearest Espresso Royale, and go out with friends to blow off some steam. 

It’s easy to feel unmotivated and uninspired when you’re sitting in bed wearing pajamas 24/7. But, fear not. While you’re quarantined, watch these five TED talks to stir your curiosity and help you stay creative.

1. Manoush Zomorodi - How boredom can lead to your most brilliant ideas

Zomorodi explores how periods of boredom can lead to more neural connections and thus more ground-breaking ideas.

2. Julie Burstein - 4 lessons in creativity

Burstein shares four lessons about how to create in the face of challenge, self-doubt and loss.

3. Tim Brown - Tales of creativity and play 

Brown explains how playfulness allows us to open our minds and be more creative, with many examples you can try.

4. Kirby Ferguson - Embrace the remix

Kirby proposes that all great innovators borrow and build on what has come before them.

5. Seth Godin - How to get your ideas to spread

Godin highlights how to break through the clutter and create conversation in a world of too many choices and not enough time.